John Glover

John Glover (5 November 1732-30 January 1797) was a Brigadier-General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, most famous for his command of a force of militiamen from Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Biography
John Glover was born on 5 November 1732 in Salem, Massachusetts, and his family moved to Marblehead after his father died. In 1770, he joined the Committees of Correspondence and enforced the First Continental Congress' embargo against Great Britain. In 1775, he became the colonel of the 21st Massachusetts Regiment from Marblehead at the start of the American Revolutionary War, and his schooner Hannah was the first vessel of the Continental Navy during the war. In August 1776, his fishermen saved the patriots from the defeat at the Battle of Long Island by ferrying them out of Long Island, and his regiment also ferried George Washington's army across the Delaware River in December 1776. When enlistments expired at the end of the year, Glover retired to his home with his regiment, and he died of hepatitis at age 64 in 1797 after holding local office.